Detachable housing for concealing plumbing fixtures in a wash fountain



Feb. 20, 1951 G. MULLETT ET AL 2,542,046

H. DETACHABLE HOUSING FOR CONCEALING PLUMBING FIXTURES IN A WASHFOUNTAINFiled Oct. 25. 1946 INVENTORS H ww M w zdwuAd (1 448124.

Fla. 3 BY Patented Feb. 20, 1951 DETACHABLE HOUSING FOR CONCEALINGPLUMBING FIXTURES IN A WASH FOUN- TAIN Howard G. Mullett and Edward D.Wachter, In,

Whitefish Bay, Wis., Washfountain 00., Milwaukee, Wis., a corporation ofWisconsin assignors to Bradley Application October 23, 1946, Serial No.705,049

4 Claims.

The invention relates to washfountains.

The object of the invention is to provide a Washfountain in which theusual heavy metal pedestals are eliminated and at the same time theplumbing fixtures for the fountain are effectively concealed by a pairof sheet metal housing members which are associated with the supportsfor the basin of the fountain.

The invention further consists in the several features hereinafterdescribed and more particularly defined by claims at the conclusionhereof.

Referring to the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a front elevation view of a washfountain embodying theinvention, parts being broken away;

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a detailed horizontal sectional view taken on the line 44 ofFig. 1;

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 5 designates a washbasin providedwith a drain opening with which the drain fitting 6 and the drain pipe 1connect, the pipe I being shown as going through the wall 8 though insome instances it may go through the floor 9.

A sprayhead I is mounted on the basin to direct washing sprays into thebasin bowl and is supplied with tempered water from a supply pipe ll,passage of water through which is controlled by a foot controlled valve12. A pipe l3 connects the valve l2 with a mixing valve M which in turnconnects with a hot water supply pipe l and a cold water supply pipe 16,which pipes are shown as extending into the wall 8, but in someinstances they may extend into the floor of the room or building inwhich the washfountain is installed.

The valve 12 has its operating member ll moved to off position by aspring [8 and is moved to open position by a foot controlled treadle l9engaging said member and pivotally mounted intermediate its ends on afitting 20 anchored or attached to the floor 9. l

The basin 5 is preferably connected at its back to the wall 8 by screws2! and is supported from the floor by a pair of tubular metal members oruprights 22 whose ends are flattened and apertured to receive bolts 0rscrews. The lower ends of said members are secured to the floor byscrews 23, and the upper ends are secured by bolts 24 to angled brackets25 welded onto the bottom of the basin. The members 22 are also securedtogether in spaced relation by a sheet metal bar 25 connected thereto byscrews 21, said bar being apertured at 28 to receive a part of thehousing of the mixing control valve M which is associated with a volumecontrol and shut off valve 29.

A pair of sheet metal housing plates 30 and 3| are mounted between thebasin and the fioor to conceal the piping fixtures of the fountain, saidplates overlapping each other and being readily removable in case accessto the valves or piping is necessary.

The lower housing plate 38 is of generally semicircular form and isprovided-with spaced spring metal clips 32 to engage the basinsupporting uprights or members 22.

The upper housing plate 3| is a generally semicircular form below thebasin but has side extensions 33 which extend up between the back of thebasin and the wall 8. The lower edge 34 of the plate 3i overlaps theupper edge of the plate 30, and said plate 3! is held in operativeposition by spring clips 35 engaging the uprights 22.

The stem 36 of the mixing valve l4 extends through a rubber cushionedopening 31 in the plate 3!, it being necessary, of course, to remove theoperating handle 38 of said valve H1 in case it is necessary to removethe plate 31.

With the above construction the plates 30 and 3| may be quickly removedin case it is necessary to repair the plumbing fixtures of the fountain.

We desire it to be understood that this invention is not to be limitedto any particular form or-arrangement of parts except in so far as suchlimitations are included in the claims.

What we claim as our invention is:

1. In a washfountain having a basin, spaced uprights supporting thebasin from the floor and sprayhead and drain connections for saidfountain, the combination of a pair of substantially semi-circularhousing plates for said connections between said basin and the floorarranged in overlapping relation, and means for detachably connectingsaid plates with said uprights said plates being bodily removable fromthe front of the fountain from said uprights.

2. In a washfountain having a basin, spaced uprights supporting thebasin from the floor and sprayhead and drain connections for saidfountain, the combination of a pair of substantially semi-circularhousing plates for said connections between the basin and the floorarranged in overlapping relation, and spring clips mounted on saidplates and engageable with said uprights and permitting removal of saidplates from the front of the fountain.

3. In a washfountain having a basin Whose bowl is spaced from anadjacent wall, spaced uprights supporting the basin from the floor.- andsprayhead and drain connections for said'fountain, the combination of apair of overlapping substantially semi-circular housing plates 'for saidconnections, one of said plates extending upwardly between said bowl andthe Wall and spaced from said wall, and means for detachably connectingsaid plates with said uprights for bodily removal from the front of saidfountain.

4. In a washfountain having a basin, spaced uprights supporting thebasin from the floor, and spray head and drain connections for saidfountain, the combination of substantially semicircular covering meansfor said connections extending between said basin and the floor, andmeans for detachably connecting said covering REFERENCES CITED Thefollowing references are of record in the me of this patent:

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